What the Belgrade-Pristina agreement says about the EU’s role as a peace mediator

What conditions influence EU effectiveness in international mediation? A recent study by Julian Bergmann and Arne Niemann assesses how we can better evaluate the role of the EU institutions as a peace mediator by investigating the case of the Belgrade – Pristina agreement, brokered by the EU between 2011 and 2013.

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